Iron Fish Distillery is hosting Mad Angler Day, a celebration of northern Michigan’s angling and trout culture centered around the release of a special whiskey, Mad Angler Manifesto.
The event will happen on Saturday, May 17 from 12pm-7pm at Iron Fish Distillery and will include pop-ups and activations from professional anglers, artists, and more. There will be a silent auction fundraiser with angling-themed items to benefit the Spirit of the Woods Conservation Club.
Mad Angler Manifesto, Iron Fish’s seasonal, limited release, is the result of the Iron Fish blending team’s meticulous craft. Each year, the team will curate a unique blend, hand-selecting exceptional whiskies from across Iron Fish’s entire barrel inventory.
Deadman whiskey is the origin barrel that makes up the Manifesto blend. The 18 bottles will be offered in a dual set paired along with Mad Angler Manifesto.
Mad Angler Day will include angling-themed activations throughout the property.
- Stealthcraft Boats will showcase their rafts and drift boats around the property for guests to check out.
- Michigan DNR Fisheries Biologist Jay Wesley will provide a “State of the Lake Michigan Fishery Update”.
- Westley Allen of West Side Fly Guide Service will host a fly tying expo.
- Screening of “At The Sand” a short film about the Au Sable River by Jack Beaudoin
- Fly casting accuracy competition with prizes
- Sunfish Woodworks artist pop-up
- Silent Auction for Spirit of the Woods Conservation Club
- Mad Angler Poetry Reading from Michael Delp
Silent Auction Items Include:
- Fly Lines courtesy of Scientific Anglers
- Round of Golf at Crystal Mountain
- Sunfish Woodworks Carving
- Custom built Fly Rod courtesy of Sacred Branch Fly Fishing
- Limited Edition Arctic Grayling Rye Whiskey Bottle
- Guided Fishing Trip
- Much More!